DraftKings NBA picks January 11: Giannis is upon us
By Mike Marteny
DraftKings NBA picks January 11: Giannis is upon us
We have a fairly busy day with seven games in the Association today. Six of them tip off at normal time making up the main DraftKings NBA tournament. The Minnesota-Houston tilt that tips off at 5pm eastern was relegated to showdown only.
The injury report isn’t as long today as yesterday, but there are still some that we have to keep an eye on and some others that open up value. Let’s get to it!
Out: LeBron James (illness), Joel Embiid (finger), Jrue Holiday (elbow), Kristaps Porzingis (knee), Zion Williamson (knee), Jusuf Nurkic (leg), Wendell Carter (ankle), JJ Redick (hamstring), Derrick Favors (hamstring), Luke Kennard (knee), Paul Millsap (knee), Otto Porter (foot), Danny Green (hip), Kevin Porter (knee), Dante Exum (illness), Nerlens Noel (ankle), Larry Nance (knee), Zach Collins (shoulder), Rodney Hood (Achilles), Skal Labissiere (knee), Robert Williams (hip), Romeo Langford (illness), Vincent Poirier (finger), Darius Miller (Achilles), DeMarcus Cousins (knee), Andre Roberson (knee), Ryan Broekhoff (leg), Blake Griffin (knee), Khyri Thomas (foot), Reggie Jackson (back).
Questionable: Anthony Davis (backside), Hassan Whiteside (illness), Markieff Morris (foot), Ersan Ilyasova (knee), Wes Matthews (finger), Avery Bradley (illness), Mario Hezonja (back), Kenrich Williams (back).
Wow, LeBron is actually out! Looks like another Kuzma night. If Davis is able to play, I like him in this space too.
I was 100% on LeBron, so all of my lineups had a fighting chance. I missed with some Heat value picks. Wright, Giles, Nunn, Robinson. Yuck! My best lineup did survive Robinson, but it was an underwhelming night overall.
IronM1ke53 ran away with it last night. He ended up with 379.25 DraftKings points, which was a whopping 14 points ahead of second place. He built with a bunch of mid-range guys like McRae, DeRozan, Ariza, Myles Turner, Dinwiddie, LaVine, and the enigmatc RJ Barrett. He even hit with Terrence Ross.
Just because you don’t see someone on here doesn’t mean they aren’t a good play. I only have so much room, and I’m not going anyone a favor if I recommend more than half of the players at a position. If you have a feeling about someone, by all means, follow that. I mostly follow numbers and trends.